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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
The Prodders
2-4 133.5
109.01
 
VS
proj
Flashed Gordonians
118.5 4-2
121.69

The Prodders knock off Flashed Gordonians, 133.5-118.5

The Prodders stepped up and beat expectations, coming out on top with a 133.5-118.5 win over Flashed Gordonians, who fell short of projections. The Prodders grabbed an early 19.0-point lead on Thursday. Flashed Gordonians came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (30 points) and Antonio Brown (20.5). Not to be deterred, The Prodders rallied later that night, as Tyreek Hill (38.5 points) put them back ahead for good. The Prodders (2-4) will look to add to their success against Shake'n Baker, while Flashed Gordonians (4-2) match up against Bless’m Juice in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Prodders   Flashed Gordonians

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 142 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Patriots, Hill scored 38.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.11-point projection and was much higher than his 20.33-point season scoring average. Hill ranks #18 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

The Prodders
Points
% of total points 133.5
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
38.5
15.11
28.8%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
22
18.96
16.5%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
20.5
20.68
15.4%
4
Corey Clement
RB
14.5
8.84
10.9%
Flashed Gordonians
Points
% of total points 118.5
1
Matt Ryan
QB
30
21.16
25.3%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
20.5
17.71
17.3%
3
David Njoku
TE
16.5
8.51
13.9%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
13
13.66
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Flashed Gordonians owned a 102.5-68.0 lead. Ben Roethlisberger had a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for The Prodders, while Matt Bryant had a 57-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Antonio Brown had a 31-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard catch for Flashed Gordonians, while Matt Ryan had a 35-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch for The Prodders to contribute to a 133.5-106.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Prodders   Flashed Gordonians

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Prodders scored more points in this one (133.5) than their season average (109.67).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Flashed Gordonians has left more points on the bench this season (342.5) than The Prodders (134.5).
The Prodders see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Flashed Gordonians (0).
By position, The Prodders have outscored Flashed Gordonians at WR and K this season.
Don't worry Flashed Gordonians, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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